ANNA AKHMATOVA

from Wild Honey Is a Smell of FreedomWild honey has a scent - of freedomDust - a scent of sunshineAnd a girl’s mouth - of violets.But gold - nothing.Water - like mignonette.And like apple - love.But we have learned thatblood smells only of blood. Translated from the Russian by Ilya Kaminsky and Katie Farris29 The Paris-American

Anna Akhmatova was a Russian modernist poet. A couple of her most celebrated poems include Requiem and Poem Without a Hero.

Ilya Kaminsky is the author of Dancing In Odessa (Tupelo) and co-editor of Ecco Anthology of International Poetry (Harper Collins).

Katie Farris is the author of BOYSGIRLS (Marick Press) and co-translator of Guy Jean's "If I were Born in Prague" (Argos Books). She teaches at San Diego State Uniersity.